Socio-Cultural Factors That Foster Use and Abuse of Alcohol Among a Sample of Enlisted Personnel at Four Navy and Marine Corps Installations

Fifteen focus groups were conducted with enlisted personnel at two Navy and two Marine Corps installations to explore the drinking climate of each installation in terms of shared attitudes and recognized norms. Study participants (N = 111 participants) were enrolled in the Program for Alcohol Training, Research, and Online Learning. The findings provide exploratory information on the context of various drinking behaviors among military personnel on the selected installations.